Game Of Grones.

 

Game # 13 - July 5^th, 2023

Hurtin' Units of Unitsville vs. The Drafty King's Men of Legionland.

Hurtin' Units lose 17-12

Team Record- 2- 10-1

THE PARK OF COVENTRY - The weather for this game was stinky hot, this week has been stinky hot, it was as though a dragon had breathed fire across the land making the temperature rise throughout the Kingdom. The sun was scorching and shining in the sky, the temperature around game time was about 30 degrees (give or take) and there was only a slight breeze, for this battle at the Coventry on the 2^nd. The sun was still setting, and for once it didn't seem to create as much of a blinding distraction as last time we played on this diamond.

At game time, the Units had 11 guys in amour to take on the Draft Kings for the second time this season. Missing for this game was only Mystery Guy (A.K.A the wizard). Mystery Guy shall be prepared for his first battle next game vs. The Dogcatchers. Stike seems to be absent for the Kings.

On May 15^th, 2023, the Hurtin' Units started their 2023 campaign vs. The Draft Kings on opening night at Park de Keogh. On that night, there was a memorial for our friend Laurier, and it was a sad and sombre night to be sure. We all lined up around the infield and Dave Storms (el presidente) gave a heartfelt speech about Laurier, there was a moment of silence and reflection. It was a tough night for the start of our season.

The Hurtin' Units vs. The Draft Kings game was the first game of the season (May 15^th), the previous year's playoff finalists usually start off the season, and that was the case this evening. The Hurtin' Units won the 2022 championship, but the Draft Kings would beat the crap out of the Hurtin' Units, in this game... by a score of 24-12. On that night the Draft Kings looked really powerful and basically unstoppable. King Charles (Chuck) of Colgan, led his merry men in a crushing defeat of the reigning champions, the Hurtin' Units of Unitsville.

So here we find ourselves starting the second half of the season, the Units with a 2-10-1 record and the Draft Kings with an 8-5-0 record. Opening night was not a true reflection of the 2 teams, the team records are far apart, but in the Unit's defense, (and I mention almost every post) we have been short our full team almost all season. This game was the closest to a full squad we have had since game # 1. We are better than our record would indicate.

Game Time: The Units were the visitors in this game. In the 1st inning, Pete started off with a solid double, Nick hit a triple to score Pete, Jamie, Wayne and Tommy all got out, inning over. Crap!! In the bottom, The Drafters only scored a single run. In the 2^nd inning, the Units scored another single run and Justin was forced out at second, Rod flew out, Corey popped out, inning was over again. Crap!! In the bottom, the Drafty Boys would put 7 runs on the board, ( a flashback to our first game against these guys).

In the 3^rd, the Units would send 6 batters up and come away with a single run again. CRAP!! Can you say “ another slow start”. The Drafters would score another 4 runs in the bottom. In the 4^th inning, the sleeping bats of Unitville started to stir, the Units would score 3 more runs, and the defense would hold King Chuck and his merrymen off the scoreboard. The score after 4 complete innings was 12-6 for the KINGS of DRAFT.

THE 5^th inning, was when the sleeping bats came to life, the Units would send an army
of batters (10, small army) to the plate and 6 would come around to score, leaving 7 behind on 3^rd base. The King's men could no longer hold the force of the Units off. In the bottom, the King's men would hit back with a soft attack, only scoring 3 more runs. In the last 2 innings, the Units of Unitville, were no longer able to battle on and went down in a catapulting ball of flames, unable to score any more runs. The mighty Kings would tack on 2 more runs to make the final 17-12 for the Drafty King's men. The Units battled strong, but in the end, the King's men were the superior team. We bow to you King Charles of Colgan.

The Units shall live on to fight another day, next Tuesday, July 11^th vs. The Dogcatchers.

The Units will venture to Coventry Park this upcoming weekend, licking their wounds, regrouping, picking up some reinforcements and battling in the HTKP tournament.